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Hearing History: A Reader
Hearing History: A Reader. Edited by Mark M. Smith. (Athens, Ga., and London: University of Georgia Press, 2004. Pp. xxii, 413. Paper, $29.95, ISBN...
Journal of Southern History, 02/01/06 by Andre J. Millard · More from publication -
Eight-Track Tape
In the 1960s, the eight-track tape player was an ambitious attempt to employ magnetic prerecorded tape in a convenient format for use in home and...
St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, 01/29/02 by Andre Millard · More from publication -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1877 opened up a world of recorded sound and created one of the great entertainment industries. The...
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Cassette Tape
Compact, convenient, and easy to operate, the audio cassette became the most widely used format for magnetic tape and dominated the field for...
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Electric Guitar
This instrument has dominated the production of popular music since its invention in the 1940s. Although primarily identified with both the sound...
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Long-Playing Record
The long-playing, or LP, format for sound recordings was one of the most important innovations in entertainment technology after World War II. In...
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Disc Jockeys
Since the early days of radio broadcasting, the disc jockey or DJ has been an essential part of radio, not just playing records but serving as an...
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Juke Boxes
Automatic record players activated by putting a coin in them were one of the earliest methods of making money from Thomas Edison's phonograph...
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Atlantic Records
Founded in 1947 by Herb Abrahamson and Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic Records went on to become one of the most successful independent record companies in...
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Walkman
The Walkman became one of the most successful audio products of the postwar period, and like the Victrola before it, any personal portable cassette...
St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, 01/29/02 by Andre Millard · More from publication
